text:
The law magazine and law review, or, Quarterly journal of ..., Volumes 1-2
heartfelt. Silence is reported to have been obtained with some difficulty. However, upon the King's repeated signs that he was about to speak, the cheers and cries were at length hushed, and in a loud and distinctly audible tone, Louis XVIII. pronounced the few following words :
"My children--your joy increases mine a hundred-fold. Today a child has been born unto us all." (Here a tempest of applause interrupted him.) "This child," added the King, as soon as he could be heard anew, " will be one day a father to each one of you—he will love you as I love you, as all of mine love you!"
The Moniteur of the 30th September, registering the above incident, observes :-"It is impossible for us to describe the impression made by these words, but we do not hesitate to affirm that they will never be effaced from the memories of Frenchmen (!) and that, transmitted from age to age, they will find in the hearts of our remotest descendants an echo no less grateful than in our own (!)
Alas for human stability and human foresight! the words of Louis XVIII. were so perfectly "effaced from the memories of Frenchmen," that, just ten years later, the infant whose entrance upon the scene of this world was the occasion of so many popular demonstrations, was driven forth from France with all his family to seek in foreign countries an asylum against that blind hatred whereof he had grown to be the object in his own. And yet, at the moment it uttered them, the words above quoted from the Moniteur seemed true, and the then reigning family of France appeared certain of an unclouded fortune. As with the King of Rome so with the Duc de Bordeaux, a stable dynasty seemed assured to the French nation, and for the second time within but nine years, they abandoned themselves to a feeling of entire confidence in futurity. Even as in 1811 the Senate declared to Napoleon " that a race of heroes sprung from him would reign over France," and that "the perpetuity of his subjects' welfare was insured," so the different courts of magistrates in 1820 protested to Louis XVIII, their belief in the definitive character of the political situation in the following terms :" The race of Saint Louis will not perish. A child is born who
insures the destinies of France,
who insures the perpetuity of the monarchy"!! And at both these two first births of the heirs to sovereignty in France, we find absolute confidence the distinguishing characteristic of the public and of the reigning family. Louis XVIII. has no more doubts than had Bonaparte. Each believes firmly in the principle in virtue of which he reigns; and the victorious soldier who proudly affirms that "his son's great destinies will be accomplished," is not more radically certain of his fortune, and counts not more implicitly upon the favours that are to be eternally reserved to his race, than does the veteran king, who, holding in his arms the infant but two days old, says, whilst exhibiting him to the crowd, "You and I shall always love him dearly"!! Under circumstances such as above considered delusion is pardonable; but it is, it must be confessed, more explicable in the two instances we have just recorded, than in those that follow, and the very existence of which would almost tend to prove that nothing, in reality, is to be counted on, and that the French apothegm is true,"Tout arrive."
Under the first Napoleon, as under the Bourbons of the elder branch, we find equally the dominant influence springing from the conviction of a providential order of things,—the "hand of Providence,"—the " will of Providence,"—the "unmistakeable direction of Providence; " these are the ever-recurring sentences explicative of the strong faith expressed in the duration of what each several party regards as indispensable to the salvation of France. But with the Revolution of July this changes; there is no longer any pretext for adverting to the protection of Providence; a fact stands in lieu of what in both preceding cases is represented by a principle; the form of faith in the future is different, but the existence of the faith itself is as strongly indicated and expressed. The birth of the Comte de Paris, in August, 1838, is also, in many respects, not to be compared with the two preceding ones, or with the birth of the son of Napoleon III. Had he not been born, there was no failure of a direct heir, and the Duc d'Orléans had brothers enough, liberally educated, popular princes, to reign in his stead, should he die without heirs ; consequently, the Duc d'Orléans' son was not waited for and longed for by the adherents of the Government of July, as was the Duc de Bordeaux by all monarchists,—the King of Rome by nearly all Frenchmen,and the present Prince by all imperialists. Still, the same assurances were given by the so-called corps de l'état to the sovereign, of the future destinies of his grandson, as were given to the Emperor Napoleon on the birth of his son, and to Louis XVIII. on the birth of his nephew; and August, 1838, offers a complete parallel, as far as self-delusion goes, to September, 1820, and to March, 1811.
Our object in these few pages has been, not to prove that past examples predict for the de facto Imperial Prince a fate similar to that of his three predecessors (for we do not exactly believe this to be the case), but to remind our readers how remarkably analogous have been the circumstances under which all the four heirs to sovereignty in France have been born, and to show how wilfully blind must they be who do not recognise that fact,-how servile they who seek to represent the "circumstances" as having been dissimilar. We rather incline to believe that the son of Napoleon III. has a better chance of succeeding to the French throne than either of his three predecessors; nevertheless, it is absolutely impossible to deny that each of the three, when coming into the world, seemed to have as good a chance as himself; therefore, whilst commenting upon the instability of fortune thrice exemplified in the contemporary history of France, we cannot avoid blaming the courtier-like obsequiousness of the men who, upon every occasion, disguise truth to flatter the sovereign, and to serve their own fancied interests ; nor can we resist giving to Napoleon III. due praise for having, upon the last occasion, boldly announced the truth, and proclaimed that the successive heirs to sovereignty in France, born within the present century, and of whom not one has mounted the throne, were born in circumstances "analogous" to those which attended the birth of his own son.
ART. VI.-1. THE REPORTS OF THE CHARITY COM
MISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES (1854,
1855, 1856). 2. THE LAW OF CHARITIES, comprising the Charitable
Trusts Acts 1853 and 1855; with a Digest of Cases. By
Philip FRANCIS, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. Second Edition.
London: John Crockford. 1855. 3. THE ENDOWED CHARITIES; with some Suggestions
for further Legislation regarding them. By J. P. FEARON. London: Longman and Co. 1855.
T will be of little use to codify, simplify, purify, or in any
mode to reform the Laws of Great Britain and Ireland, if no precaution is taken against the invention of new statutes, which are bad in themselves, as not performing what they profess, or productive of bad consequences, as involving the necessity for burdening the Statute Book with Acts to repeal, wholly or in part, Acts to amend, Acts to extend, with all their combinations and complications.
If the fountain of bitter waters is not to be itself dammed up or turned away, whilst we are filtering and cleansing the contents of the ancient reservoir into which it has been flowing, and is now, alas ! copiously discharging itself, we may as well give up the nauseous task at once, and leave the past floods to be duly augmented with the present and future congenial currents. The legislation as to charitable trusts is an example of bad modern law-making, which it is well worth while to notice.
In the session of 1853 was passed the " Act for the better Administration of Charitable Trusts."i As a natural legislative consequence, another" Act to amend the Charitable Trusts Act, 1853,"? was found necessary in the year 1855; and the reader will presently see that an Act further to amend both of the former is yet essential-if, indeed, the laws relating to endowed
| 16 & 17 Vict. c. 137 (sixty-eight sections).
? 18 & 19 Vict. c. 124 (fifty sections).
charities are to be really rendered practically of that use of which they are susceptible.
The history of recent legislation on this question exhibits some of the worst features of modern law-making. It shows, in a forcible manner, how, from party exigencies, and through private and corporate interests, the most useful measures may be vexatiously impeded, the most honest purposes misrepresented, and how Acts of Parliament may, after being denuded of their most useful provisions, to the grievous detriment of the public, be introduced into the Statute Book.
It will not, we believe, be altogether useless briefly to trace out what our governing powers have done and left undone in legislating upon charities. We shall see that evils which have been exposed and admitted ad nauseam, remain yet in full force; and that the common-place sophistry and vulgar cries, which nearly fifty years ago were powerless to withstand the vigorous onslaughts of Brougham and the convincing arguments of Romilly, possess the vitality of an evil genius, and are still kept in store ready to be employed whenever it shall please vested interests and their Parliamentary representatives to evoke them.
We need not now review the preliminary steps which were taken at the beginning of the present century to awaken public attention to the facts that charitable trusts were being grossly abused, and that no adequate control was exercised over them, except, indeed, when the Court of Chancery interfered, and thereby impoverished the larger and totally extinguished the smaller endowments. It will be remembered, however, that Sir Samuel Romilly's Act to provide a summary remedy in cases of abuse of charitable trusts, was passed in 1812, and has doubtless proved a valuable enactment, so far as it was applicable; but it was and is totally inadequate for those more extensive purposes which Lord Brougham, a year or two later, clearly pointed out, and undertook effectually to carry out, after full inquiry had been made.? We may assume, then, that the series of efforts and investi
See his Letter to Sir Samuel Romilly, M.P., upon the Abuse of Charities, 1818; also vol. iii. of "The Speeches of Lord Brougham."


If you have a non-theological degree, and have a heart for the church and a desire to guide, encourage and grow God's people, then the Master of Ministry will suit you well.
The course begins with an overview of the entire biblical text, giving you a solid framework as you delve into more detailed analysis of key sections. You'll have a chance to study particular books of the Bible in detail; gain a better understanding of the history and purpose of the church; and you'll be engaging in theological discussions as you look more closely at topics like grace or eschatology, and their application in Christian life and ministry. There's plenty of opportunities to develop your skills through the practical ministry training on offer in partnership with churches and Christian organisations. You'll also be able to dig deeper into other areas such as pastoral ministry and preaching, cross-cultural mission, leadership development or further biblical study.
The Master of Ministry is a good qualification to have as it fulfills the requirements for ordination at most churches, though some might require candidates to complete additional denomination-specific training. The degree is also recognised by ministry organisations as excellent preparation for cross-cultural fieldwork.
To be able to study the Master of Ministry at BST you need to have an undergraduate degree in a non-theological discipline.
If you're an international student, and English is not your first language, you need to have taken the IELTS test and achieved an average score of 7. The restrictions of a student visa also mean that international students must study full-time.
If you study the MDiv full-time it will take six semesters (three years), as you'll do an average of four units each semester and you need 24 units to complete the course. You can study part-time if it suits you better, as long as you finish the course within nine years. Of your 24 units, four must be from Biblical Introduction, three from Exegesis, two from Church History, three from Theology, and four from Ministry and Practice. You also have to complete Research Methods, Field Education, Spiritual Formation, an eight credit point Project, as well as three elective units which you can choose from any of the sections below.
N.B. Core units are generally offered every year, while elective units are offered in alternative semesters. Please refer to the college timetable to find out what's being offered.
If you complete a fourth year (full-time equivalent load) in the MMin, you will be awarded a Master of Ministry and a Graduate Diploma of Divinity. As long as you've gained an additional 16 credit points you can receive the qualification.
If you begin your course and for some reason you are unable to continue your MMin, provided that you have gained eight credit points (equivalent to studying four units), you will qualify for the GradCertDiv. If you have completed one year of full-time study (i.e., eight units) then you can receive the Graduate Diploma of Divinity.


The Saturated Fat pledge, the thirteenth which Unilever has signed, aims to support and enable people to consume less saturated fat in their diets, through actions such as product and menu reformulation, reviewing portion sizes, education and information, and incentivising consumers to choose healthier options.
The new pledge is in line with Unilever's existing commitment to help to reduce the nation's saturated fat intake, as outlined in the global Unilever Sustainable Living Plan – to reduce UK consumption of saturated fat to globally recognised recommended intake levels, i.e. where average intake of saturated fat should be no more than 11% of food energy. This is part of its overall commitment to double the proportion of its food portfolio that meets the highest nutritional standards by 2020, helping hundreds of millions of people around to world achieve a healthier diet.


Mockups I created in AE to help our engineers understand how the UI for our games should look on mobile. It shows gameplay UI, menus, and help page UI in the first video. The next video is the Special Autoplay Feature that has to be used in certain countries that we port our games to.
Original wire frame designs by Roger Yuen.


What makes Zenith watches special?
Founder Georges Favre-Jacot was a true visionary with high ambitions. Not only was Zenith the first brand to be manufactured under one roof, but they were also the inventors of visual merchandising, trying to create a uniform look for all their retail locations early on.
Thus Zenith stands for constant progress and challenges, revolutionising themselves and the whole industry in the process.
Zenith watches are for the witty mind, the revolutionary idealist and the visionaries. They are a symbol of precision and art, supporting decision-makers around the globe in their everyday life.
Zenith is a global brand. However, their distribution is selective. Limited editions complement their selection of iconic and new models, always staying true to the innovative character and origin of the brand.


text:
Major student development opens in Manchester
12 March 2021 | General
Unite Students has opened a 32-tower block development in Manchester costing £82.5m.
The site will provide a home for 603 students, while it is located within walking distance of both Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester.
It sits on the site of a former garage and music venue, Artisan Heights.
Luke Brooker, project development manager at Unite Students, said: "It's with great pride that we are able to open the doors of this fantastic building to students, especially in these uncertain times.
"The building sets a new standard of quality across the Unite Students portfolio."
The building has a range of facilities including, two common rooms with study areas, a cinema room, meeting rooms, karaoke room, tea and coffee stations, laundry, bike store, and games areas.
The development has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating and has a green roof on level five comprising of a natural habitat to encourage insect and wildlife.
During construction, the team had to overcome several challenges, which included ground contamination, archaeological finds, abandoned culverts, and the discovery of a well.
In addition, the pandemic caused material shortages, and meant the working environment had to be made covid-19 safe.
Matthew Loughlin, group development director at Unite Students, said: "This exciting new development is testament to the hard work displayed by staff and contractors to overcome some unique challenges. The development has been one of our most challenging to date.
"The combined effort allows us to bring the highest-quality accommodation to the area, along with providing studio flats and cluster bedrooms specifically designed for students.
"Those living with us will benefit from having on-site support services. The development also provides a number of communal facilities in a highly sought-after area of the city."
← Former Leeds mill set for eight-figure redevelopment Eviction ruling in Scotland a wake-up call for landlords to act truthfully, lawyer says →

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Ordering online from any of our 60+restaurants and caterers is a lot easier and more convenient than playing phone tag and faxing. Your completed order is immediately confirmed by our customer care team allowing you to focus on other items on your "to do" list.
Our five-point confirmation process guarantees on-time delivery, order accuracy and your complete satisfaction. And since we're paid by the restaurants, the pricing is the exact same as if you ordered directly from the restaurant or caterer. It just saves you the worry!
We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express, & Discover. Also, if approved, we can set up a corporate account allowing you to be invoiced for every order. That's easy!


text:
Wodoryjek wytworny (Nectogale elegans) – gatunek owadożernego ssaka z rodziny ryjówkowatych (Soricidae).

Systematyka
Takson po raz pierwszy opisany przez A. Milne-Edwardsa w 1870 roku pod nazwą Nectogale elegans w czasopiśmie Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. Jako miejsce typowe autor wskazał Moupin (dzisiejszy Baoxing) w Syczuanie. Jedyny przedstawiciel rodzaju Nectogale utworzonym również przez A. Milne-Edwardsa w 1870 roku.

Gatunek typowy
Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870

Występowanie i biotop
Gatunek ten występuje w  Chinach, Tybecie, Nepalu, Mjanmie, Indiach i Bhutanie. Zamieszkuje czyste, górskie strumienie na wysokościach 900–2270 m n.p.m.

Charakterystyka ogólna

Wygląd
Ssak ten ma miękkie, aksamitne futro o szarawym zabarwieniu. Spód ciała jest biały. Długi ogon jest pomocny podczas pływania. Duża głowa o wydłużonym pysku, słabo rozwiniętych oczach i mało widocznych uszach. Uzębienie jest przystosowane do spożywania ryb. Stopy są przystosowane do chodzenia po mokrych, śliskich skałach - palce są spięte błoną pływną.

Tryb życia
Mało poznany. Przebywa najczęściej w pobliżu wody, w której świetnie pływa i nurkuje.

Rozród
Szczegóły  rozrodu, wielkości miotu i wychowania młodych nie są znane.

Zagrożenie i ochrona
W Czerwonej księdze gatunków zagrożonych Międzynarodowej Unii Ochrony Przyrody i Jej Zasobów został zaliczony do kategorii niskiego ryzyka LC.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Ryjówki
Ssaki Azji
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1870 roku

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
News Opinion: What's old is new again; wagons to return
Opinion: What's old is new again; wagons to return
You've all heard this saying. It's more than a saying in fact as it proves to be true over and over again. Think fashion, colours, architecture, hairstyles, furniture and on and on.
The same is true in the automotive world. The best example to support my point is the Mazda MX-5 Miata. Roadsters were prominent in the late 50s, 60s and early 70s only to then die out. By the late 80s, Mazda rekindled a love affair with the automobile which ignited a new-old segment. The major difference between now and the late 80s is that the automotive landscape was dreadfully dull at the time.
Today, and for the last decade, crossovers have slowly flooded our roads and I admit that they're very useful. I enjoyed a Ford Escape and a VW Atlas in the recent past and had nothing but praise for their utilitarian abilities. My thing, and probably your thing, is that I love driving. Spending time at the wheel of a crossover, no matter how good, will never reward a driver the way a car does.
But then, how is one supposed to benefit from the spaciousness and utility inherent to a CUV and enjoy good driving dynamics? My friends, the answer is blowing over the long-roof.
Station wagons all but died in the last 15-20 years. In that period, nearly all OEMs poked around for fans but for the most part, too many potential buyers were wrapped in the idea of a "truck". For example, there was the Dodge Magnum (hold on to it if you own one, especially a 2008), the Caddy CTS, Mazda6, Elantra Touring, and thankfully, a large number of offerings from the Europeans. All of the aforementioned are dead and buried but Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo and Volkswagen still have one to many of them for sale.
In fact, I think that station wagons will make a comeback. Mark my words: They will become cool again. And two carmakers, in my opinion, will help make this happen and they are VW and Porsche.
Volkswagen's Sportwagen is handsome, spacious, affordable and most importantly, brilliant to drive. Want to be different from your neighbours that drive CR-Vs, RAV4s, Equinox, and other utes? The Golf Sportwagen's the answer.
At the other end of the spectrum is Porsche. The launch of their Panamera Sport Turismo (don't call it a wagon, but we all know that's what it is) has elevated the body style's standing. And now, they're planning on a Mission E Cross Turismo that is 100% electric, fast, sexy and badass. A wagon's become an aspirational halo car.
Don't get me wrong, consumers will not be trading in their CUVs and SUVs anytime soon to pick up a wagon but be mindful of the increasing number of 5-door hatchbacks trickling into the market. I believe that many will slowly transform into wagons for the extra luggage room and utility.
And if you were wondering why all of this, well, I own three station wagons. There are six of them total in the immediate family fleet. The first car I ever drove was a station wagon and I spent my entire youth as a passenger in one of many long-roofs. And, I'm obviously a cool guy…
Updates Give the 2024 Polestar 2 More Range and More Power
The Single Motor version is now RWD instead of FWD and it offers up to 483 kilometres of range. Sustainability improvements have reduced...
Production of the Lightyear 0 is Suspended as Focus Shifts to Lightyear 2
The Lightyear 0 entered production less than two months ago. The company says it has no choice other than to stop production to...
Previous articleThe Korres P4: a true all-terrain supercar?
Next articlePennzoil makes car videos


Acting President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Mr Brima Mazola Kamara has promised the Minister of Sports, Hon Ibrahim Nyelenkeh that the SLFA will effectively supervise the Premier League Board (PLB) to ensure that football becomes a key tool towards the development aspiration of the 'New Direction' government.
Mr Kamara was speaking at the Two Billion Leones presentation and the formal launching of the 2019 Premier League season at the Atlantic Hall, Stadium Hostels, Brookfields on Tuesday, January 22.
"The Two Billion Leones from government to the PLB is an unprecedented gesture and as the body responsible for the running of football in the country, we will effectively supervise the first premier league since 2014," Mr Kamara said.
The Acting President further expressed his gratitude on behalf of the SLFA to His Excellency, RTD Brig. Julius Maada Bio and his government for "their enormous contribution to the revival of the Premier League".
He assured the public that the SLFA, under his leadership, will ensure that the effective collaboration currently existing, between the FA and the Ministry of Sports, continues to blossom for the good and development of the game in the country.
Speaking at the ceremony, the PLB Chairman, Esq. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai lauded the efforts of the current leadership of the SLFA noting that; "The SLFA has been very cooperative and proactive to let the game play again after four years".
"All 13 football clubs have come together and are ready to play while the people of Sierra Leone have come together for the development of football in the country," the PLB Chairman assured.


Two years ago today, the Rev. Kahu Kamuela blew a conch shell to let me know it was time to walk down the grassy knoll to my soon-to-be husband. I won't recap the whole wedding, because I already did that on this blog. Today, on our second anniversary, I just want to share my thoughts on our two years of marriage so far. When this post goes live, Graham and I will be watching the sunrise before a breakfast date. (I hate waking up early, but Graham loves sunrises and I love Graham, so I will do it with a smile.) We'll spend every minute that we can together, and that's enough to be grateful for.
Our first year of marriage was about adventure and moving to Chicago. It was a blur. A fun blur, but a blur nonetheless. Year No. 2 has been about growing and adjusting. We have become more comfortable in our new city. We learned that we need to be more of a team in our marriage. I came into marriage thinking it'd be 50-50 all the time, but it's not. Sometimes one of us has had to pick up the slack, and I think our marriage is better for it. We have had our disagreements and struggles like every other couple. But we were reminded this year, as I am sure we will continue to be reminded, that we have to make a choice to never give up on each other. Graham says this a lot, and I am so glad he does.
This year Graham and I have had our patience tested. It continues to be tested right now. We have been waiting for months to hear about a huge, exciting change that is coming our way, and we have to keep waiting. There is so much uncertainty, but we know we will be OK because we are a team. We can get through anything together. Our two short years have already taught me that as long as we choose to work together we will be all right. We will be more than all right!


It all started with 72 original paintings from 12 artists. Your votes helped narrow the works down to 36 pieces that will hang in the show from June 11 - June 30. The show opens at 11 a.m. on June 11 - visit us at Maine Art Shows to see the Artists', Editor's and People's Choices live!


text:
Investing 'Ethically'? Prepare to Lose Your Shirt
It's starting to look as if the world is emerging, albeit slowly and reluctantly, from the utopian dream of halting and reversing climate change by policies based on almost exclusively on mitigation rather than on adaptation. These two approaches have always been the practical choice between real-world alternatives. A mixture of the two leaning mainly towards adaptation is probably the best approach since the costs of mitigation—as in achieving Net-Zero carbon emissions—are huge and its benefits either modest or unachievable.
For reasons outside the scope of this short commentary, however, the world's governments and global agencies have placed all their money on the mitigation approach. I write carelessly "their money." It is, of course, other people's money. And we are gradually discovering just how much of other people's money they are investing in climate change mitigation. Prepare to be shocked.
Recently the Financial Times reported as follows:
Thirty of the world's biggest asset managers, which collectively oversee $9tn, have set a goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions across their investment portfolios by 2050 in a move expected to have huge ramifications for businesses globally. The group, which includes Fidelity International, Legal & General Investment Management, Schroders, UBS Asset Management, M&G, Wellington Management and DWS, said they would work with their clients to cut emissions across their investments.
That attracted the attention of National Review's Andrew Stuttaford (full disclosure: an old friend) who devoted his regular weekly column on finance to examining how and why Wall Street decided to plunge so wholeheartedly into green ink investments. It's a real humdinger of a column because it solves a financial mystery.
Nowhere to go but down.
After all, the purpose of investment institutions is to deliver the best return on the money that they are lent by savers and pensioners. If an investment house says that it intends to make mitigating climate change one of its main aims, it's also telling you that your money will be getting a lower rate of return than it otherwise might. That's a clear betrayal of the fiduciary duty that agents owe to their principals—unless they level with them and admit the likely loss.
That's exactly what happens with other ESG funds, and I've no doubt that this admission will appear in the middle of the voluminous fine print which warns purchasers that socially conscious investments are likely to perform less well than the average. At the same time all the great and the good of the financial, political, and regulatory world from Al Gore to Mike Bloomberg to Mark Carney are bent on assuring nervous investors that they are making a prudent decision in going green.
Their argument boils down to claiming that any investor risks from green investments are trivial compared to the risks of investing in fossil fuels which are likely to prove unprofitable investments in a world moving towards Net-Zero and which might make those companies vulnerable to expensive lawsuits and regulatory restrictions.
The fallacies embedded in that argument were challenged by me in February last year in the first column I wrote for The Pipeline—which was a criticism of Mark Carney's strident advocacy of strong measure of financial regulation to direct investors into the "right" green companies.
Yet if these climate forecasts are either exaggerated or simply uncertain [as they are], what is the test which would tell us with some reliability that the market demand for fossil fuels is likely to fall along with the value of companies that extract them. It cannot be the additional stress tests or capital requirements that regulators may want the banks to impose on energy companies, for then the regulators would be using their own interventions as the justification for intervening. As yet, however, non-official market participants can't seem to see spontaneous causes for this threat to the energy sector.
But my tentative point is made more vividly and powerfully by the economist John Cochrane (quoted by Stuttaford) in an address to the European Central Bank in a reply to one of its senior executives:
Let me quote from ECB executive board member Isabel Schnabel's recent speech. I don't mean to pick on her, but she expresses the climate agenda very well, and her speech bears the ECB imprimatur. She recommends that,
'First, as prudential supervisor, we have an obligation to protect the safety and soundness of the banking sector. This includes making sure that banks properly assess the risks from carbon-intensive exposures. . . .'
Let me point out the unclothed emperor: climate change does not pose any financial risk at the one-, five-, or even ten-year horizon at which one can conceivably assess the risk to bank assets. Repeating the contrary in speeches does not make it so. Risk means variance, unforeseen events. We know exactly where the climate is going in the next five to ten years. Hurricanes and floods, though influenced by climate change, are well modeled for the next five to ten years. Advanced economies and financial systems are remarkably impervious to weather. Relative market demand for fossil vs. alternative energy is as easy or hard to forecast as anything else in the economy. Exxon bonds are factually safer, financially, than Tesla bonds, and easier to value. The main risk to fossil fuel companies is that regulators will destroy them, as the ECB proposes to do, a risk regulators themselves control. (My italics.)
"A risk regulators themselves control." I hesitate to accuse a former governor of the Bank of England, a former Vice President of the United States, and a former Mayor of New York of financial legerdemain, but I think there are laws against stock manipulation of that kind—though I doubt legislators ever envisaged fraud on the scale of nine trillion dollars.
My own advice to investors and pension fund managers is to fight shy of the "watermelon investments" recommended by the great and good. They are written in Green ink today, Red ink tomorrow.
Consider tobacco companies instead. They survived the legal and regulatory onslaught, and today they're nice little earners.
A Greenie for Interior?
Tuned in politicos have been delighting in the Hindenburg-esque descent of hyper partisan Clinton-loyalist Neera Tanden's nomination as head of the Office of Management and Budget. But another tense confirmation battle has been less commented upon. Congresswoman Deb Haaland was nominated by President Biden to serve as Secretary for the Interior. Haaland is a staunch environmentalist Green New Dealer and putting her in charge of that department would be bad news for the resource sector.
In a piece entitled Deb Haaland Could Be a Disaster at Interior, Paul Gessing tells us why:
Haaland.... has taken radically anti-fossil-fuel positions throughout her political career. In 2016, prior to being elected to Congress, Haaland traveled to North Dakota to cook food for the protesters demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline. She stayed in the camps for four days that September. In May 2019, [she] told The Guardian, "I am wholeheartedly against fracking and drilling on public land."
As you can imagine, Republican senators haven't been enthusiastic about Haaland's nomination. During her confirmation hearing, she had a tense confrontation with senators John Barrasso and Bill Cassidy -- both of whom are doctors -- over a social media post in which she asserted that "Republicans don't believe in science." After hammering her about Biden's Keystone XL termination, Cassidy pointed to a State Department scientific survey which held that "building the pipeline lowers greenhouse gas emissions," and voiced his concern that, under Haaland, the Interior department would "be guided by a prejudice against fossil fuel [and not] guided by science."
But more important than Republican objections, Joe Manchin -- perhaps the most powerful senator due to his status as the most conservative Democrat in an evenly divided chamber -- remains undecided on Haaland. If he votes 'No' -- a big if, though Haaland's comrade Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to trying to goad him into doing just that -- it would be nearly impossible for Team Biden to get her over the finish line.
In any event, if Haaland's nomination goes the way of Tanden's, maybe Biden will start thinking more strategically about how to get through appointments with the senate we actually have. No more partisan bomb throwers perhaps. Maybe he could even cut out the middle man and just ask Manchin to make the appointment for him. Worse things could happen.
The Texas Blame Game
The finger-pointing is well under way in Texas. And understandably so, as the situation on the ground is such a disaster. Millions of people are without power and heat, water pipes are bursting, and thus far thirty deaths have been blamed on the weather and the attendant outages. In a recent interview, Gov. Greg Abbott argued that Green energy is a big part of the problem:
This shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America. Texas is blessed with multiple sources of energy such as natural gas and nuclear as well as solar and wind. Our wind and our solar got shut down and they were collectively more than 10 percent of our power grid. And that thrust Texas into a situation where it was lacking power on a statewide basis.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the face of the Green New Deal, took to Twitter to hit back, saying that the governor has it exactly backwards:
The infrastructure failures in Texas are quite literally what happens when you don't pursue a Green New Deal. Weak on sweeping next-gen public infrastructure investments, little focus on equity so communities are left behind, climate deniers in leadership so they don't long prep for disaster. We need to help people now. Long-term we must realize these are the consequences of inaction.
Which sounds vaguely inspiring, but it doesn't rebut Abbott's charge. He claims that the failure of so-called renewable energy, upon which Texas's power grid relies, led to the whole system being overwhelmed. Ocasio-Cortez replied that it'd be nice if Texas had updated its infrastructure. That's probably true, but that doesn't mean it is "quite literally what happens when you don't pursue a Green New Deal." Why not update the existing infrastructure, reinforcing it against extreme weather, rather than replacing everything -- and with a less reliable power source -- as the GND mandates?
In response to the environmentalist fury at the suggestion that 'renewables' bear any responsibility for this disaster, the Wall Street Journal has a patient walk through of the part that they actually did play.
Last week wind generation plunged as demand surged. Fossil-fuel generation increased and covered the supply gap. Thus between the mornings of Feb. 7 and Feb. 11, wind as a share of the state's electricity fell to 8 percent from 42 percent, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gas-fired plants produced 43,800 MW of power Sunday night and coal plants chipped in 10,800 MW—about two to three times what they usually generate at their peak on any given winter day—after wind power had largely vanished. In other words, gas and coal plants held up in the frosty conditions far better than wind turbines did.
By Monday the 15th, temperatures had dropped so low that conventional power plants (aided, yes, by infrastructure failures) began struggling to cover the surging demand. On Tuesday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas put out a statement saying it "appears that a lot of the generation that has gone offline today has been primarily due to issues on the natural gas system." The WSJ observes that wind's apologists "are citing this statement as exoneration. But note he used the word "today." Most wind power had already dropped offline last week.... Gas power nearly made up for the shortfall in wind, though it wasn't enough to cover surging demand."
So, to the Greenies working overtime to assign blame for the disaster in Texas, maybe take a look in the mirror.
Green Pen, Green Phone
On Wednesday I mentioned that Democrats were disappointed by the failure of their projected blue wave to materialize. Their congressional majority has been whittled down to almost nothing, the best they can hope for in the Senate is a draw, and in the presidential race, the decisive rejection of Donald Trump they were hoping for didn't happen.
What's more, less radical (or more pragmatic) office holders, like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), have been arguing that the Green New Deal, along with other extremist proposals like Medicare for All and Defunding the Police, are the reason they fared so poorly.
But, of course, backing off on such proposals, which might make the party more attractive to actual voters, would alienate the leftist donor class. So what is the solution? Executive orders of course! Faced with a similarly divided government, Barack Obama proudly proclaimed that his administration was
[N]ot just going to be waiting for legislation.... I've got a pen and I've got a phone… and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions.
In various liberal publications right now, the details of a Biden administration's own climate-related "pen and phone" strategy are being hammered out.
To take just one example, in the Los Angeles Times, Anna M. Phillips has a list of five climate actions Biden can take immediately, "without Congress' help." These include imposing California's onerous auto emissions standards nationwide; halting the issuance of new permits for fracking and oil drilling on federal land (a position Biden stumbled his way onto over the course of his campaign), as well as imposing new regulations on oil and gas companies operating on existing federal permits (decidedly not something he campaigned on); declaring a climate national emergency; and creating a "climate club" of countries who mutually agree to reduce carbon emission through carbon taxation.
On this last point, a club would have two uses. First, if all nations involved impose carbon taxes on themselves, none can reap the economic rewards of being a cheaper and easier place to live or do business. And second, each one can mutually agree to punish any other country that attempts to get a leg up on the others, "through trade measures such as tariffs" in Phillips' words. It is worth noting that leftists have already started making lists of countries they want to see punished in this way -- see this Vox article entitled "How Joe Biden could make Brazil his first "climate outlaw."
By the way, if you're surprised to see Brazil as the highest climate priority, rather than mega-polluter China -- the world's second largest economy -- you'll be doubly so to read through article and see China mentioned as a potential ally against Brazil. This is as good a detail as any to demonstrate that this isn't really about the climate, it's about power.
So, while AOC's legislative Green New Deal might be D.O.A. in Congress, the Executive Green New Deal is rarin' to go. We will all suffer the consequences.
À la lanterne!
Maybe I've got the date wrong, but although the Biden presidency doesn't actually start for another ten weeks on Inauguration Day, January the 20th, its more progressive supporters are already ordering guillotines and tumbrils for the following day. That's a metaphor, of course, even though the noisy Portland wing of the quiet revolution did erect a guillotine in the suburbs and even guillotined a teddy bear ("Teddy" being the Mayor's name) on it while in Seattle the social justice warrior crowd wrote "Guillotine Jenny" on the walls (Jenny being the name of Seattle's Mayor.)
If that were the extent of the outrages, we might put it down to high spirits (though the Seattle and Portland mobs never seemed especially jolly, and they left real victims of their street theater injured and hospitalized after the curtain fell). But the theme of purging and punishing the pre-November criminals of "the Trump regime" (the Trump administration to the rest of us) is being taken up by outwardly more respectable people.
On the way to meet Le Rasoir National.
And it can't be explained solely by the joy of "liberation" that has seemingly gripped the mass media and the political class since the networks proclaimed Biden president. It started well before the election campaign. Back in the summer a group of about 100 Democrats and Republican Never-Trumpers from politics, the media, and academia met over several days "to conduct simulations of the 2020 presidential election . . . out of concern that the Trump administration may seek to manipulate the results." As I argued in National Review, it was largely an exercise in promoting the fear that Trump would unconstitutionally seize power while actually laying out a scenario as to how the Democrats could do so. So it was both an exercise in Freudian projection and a leftist wet dream.
But it became more sinister in an appendix when it discussed how a victorious Left in a Biden administration would deal with the remnants of the Trump administration after taking power. The gathering didn't reach a decision on which actions to take against Trump family members or senior administration officials—understandably so since many of those sitting around the table might themselves be vulnerable to similar political reprisals one day.
What, though, about the broader Trump movement and the Republican party? Here the Transition Integrity Project was shockingly candid in that oddly impersonal language the Left likes to use when proposing its own crimes:
More broadly, there needs to be a robust, intentional, and specific strategy to challenge the white supremacist and extremist networks that enabled Trump's rise to power and were in turn enabled by Trump's administration. This base will not automatically demobilize if and when Trump leaves office, and it is inimical to the kind of pluralist democracy the founders intended.
" . . .will not automatically demobilize." So if the Trump movement won't automatically demobilize, what then? Isn't that obvious? It will have to be demobilized by a "robust, intentional, and specific strategy to challenge" what the Left has declared are its "white supremacist and extremist networks." After all, it's what "the founders intended."
That was before the election, and it was written in the appendix to a document that few people were likely to see and which was designed to attack an administration rather than to urge it on to greater efforts. Since the election the sound has been turned up, and the message is clearer and less subtle. Here are a couple of examples in recent days:
"We have to burn down the Republican Party, we have to level them, because if there are survivors, they will do this again"
Media pundit & Biden supporter Jennifer Rubin on MSNBC
No. For God's sake please stop this 💔
Anger leads to hate ✋🏽pic.twitter.com/hQUqBGVt7y
— Maajid أبو عمّار (@MaajidNawaz) November 8, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, re-elected as a Congresswoman, urges people to start preparing briefs for the prosecution right away:
Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future? I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 6, 2020
There's even now a new website, titled the Trump Accountability Project, which has issued a statement of principles for holding Trump veterans to account as follows:
Those who took a paycheck from the Trump Administration should not profit from their efforts to tear our democracy apart. The world should never forget those who, when faced with a decision, chose to put their money, their time, and their reputations behind separating children from their families, encouraging racism and anti-Semitism, and negligently causing the unnecessary loss of life and economic devastation from our country's failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It's slightly embarrassing, I suppose, that the very first example of Trump perfidy that the statement selects—putting children in cages—has already been exposed on Twitter (with the evidence of photographs) as a program launched and implemented by the Obama administration. And the group's website suggests that it's little more as yet than a bright idea. But it's already spreading across the internet like Covid-19; it's guaranteed to get generous funding via all the groups advertising it; and to judge from the Twitter responses to Rubin, Ocasio-Cortez, and others, there's a large audience of Robespierres and Madame Defarges out there at the foot of the guillotine.
Le Glaive de la Liberté awaits.
My suspicion is that a new Southern Poverty Law Center has been launched with all that means for the criminalization of political differences, the destruction of innocent people's reputations, the promotion of guilt by association . . . this time with the Republican party, and the making of large sums of money from the sins of calumny and detraction. All that's in doubt is whether the Lincoln Project will be able to clamber aboard the bandwagon and, if it does, whether it will have to sit at the back of it.
Well, the Republican party can take good care of itself, and probably so can Donald Trump, though he won't have the protective phalanx of media and Big Tech protesters that have surrounded Joe and Hunter Biden since their scandals broke. What should worry moderate liberals and Democrats, however, is that the crimes for which Trump veterans will be supposedly held accountable don't seem to have been passed into law by Congress or state legislatures as yet. They cover a great many issues that until now have been treated as matters of legitimate political, scientific, and moral debate, including such rarefied offenses as being skeptical about climate change.
That's a crime that would imprison a great many dedicated scientific researchers as well as destroying the big oil companies and maybe entire industries without any idea of how to keep the world warm or air-conditioned in the perhaps long interval before someone makes a series of vital technical breakthroughs. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has already notified Shell in a tweet that she will hold the oil company accountable for the production and consumption of fossil fuels in the last few decades.
I'm willing to hold you accountable for lying about climate change for 30 years when you secretly knew the entire time that fossil fuels emissions would destroy our planet 😇 https://t.co/ekj1Va1Cp0
The awkward fact is that the oil companies were going about their business with the support and legal protection of both American political parties. Moreover, governments of both parties not only gave subsidies to fossil fuel companies but also lived on their immoral earnings through taxation. Any prosecution of members of these criminal governments would have to include people like President Obama and the Clinton family.
No legal system worth the name allows selective prosecution on political grounds, and that should protect the more obvious civil rights of former government officials such as not being fined or imprisoned for non-existent offences. But we have recently seen selective law enforcement in Seattle and Portland, and we can't rule out that this might spread upwards from the police to the courts, especially since the Trump accountability vigilantes intend to go after federal judges appointed by the current President too.
Legal prosecutions may not be needed, however, if the sans culottes are content with punishing the Trump veterans—as some say they are—by dismissing them from jobs, removing their ability to use social media, preventing their access to college or scholarships, making the expression of their political opinions unlawful by expanding the range of the legally unsayable, removing certain scientific disciplines (e.g., biology, military research, police education) from the availability of government finance, and in general by creating a new "unprotected class" in law and bureaucratic practice.
The first amendment, if it survives, would prevent government doing many of these things, but again, as we have seen recently, corporations, colleges, the media and Big Tech have done them all the same. And the chances of expanding civil rights legislation to cover Trumpian political opinions doesn't seem likely to be a high priority for the presumptive Biden-Harris administration.
Moi, aussi?
Yes, this is a worst case scenario, I concede. But the nature of revolutions is that they go faster and further than anyone expects at the start—and especially than the moderate revolutionaries and their "enablers" expect. Their revolutionary doctrines spread from the narrow field of politics to almost every category of work and social life. And the classes of those suspected of being enemies of the revolution spread too until they include more and more of the revolutionaries themselves -- shortly after which the revolution either collapses or becomes an undisguised despotism.
So spend a hour or two on Twitter and then tell me: where's the bright side?
Voting in a W.A.S.P. nest
I rolled out of bed before six this morning, threw on some clothes, and hopped into the car to go and vote. I was hoping to beat the lines and then get home quickly for my first cup of coffee.
Well, no such luck. Despite the near freezing weather, the line in my small New England town was around the block by the time I got there, Baby Boomers as far as the eye could see. I guess I should have waited for that coffee.
I shouldn't be surprised, of course. I hang my hat in W.A.S.P. country these days, and while the prevailing wisdom (and social science data) holds that Mainline Protestant affiliation is in steep decline, the truth of the matter is that the theological character of those once prominent sects has actually just shifted in a worldly direction, such that woke virtue signaling now occupies the space once held by creeds and confessions.
Cancelling and shame storming modern reprobates has replaced more traditional W.A.S.P. practices, but in the age of Donald Trump, voting has become the biggest virtue signal of all -- provided, of course, that you're voting that Orange Man Bad. Consequently, this line -- full of people in designer jeans, with the slightest hint of the dear old Ivy League in their accents, and air of never having a single thought that isn't preapproved by the New York Times editorial board -- had the atmosphere of a religious rite. The earliest protestants reduced the number of sacraments from seven to three, but it seems that their distant progeny have reduced them even further, to one: voting.
And it was livelier than a June wedding. People were taking selfies, wearing sweaters that said "Vote!" One (gray-haired) woman greeted some friends and, referring to the number of people, exclaimed, "This is the coolest thing I've ever seen!" This despite the fact that we don't live in a swing state, and the allocation of our seven electoral votes is a foregone conclusion.
As the line inched forward, I couldn't help but feel that this all reeked of privilege. Many conservatives, me included, guffawed at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent claim that long lines were a sign of voter suppression, even when they're "happening in a blue state." AOC's New York is, of course, just terribly governed, as the pandemic and this election season should make plain to everyone.
But there is a concern here. Before me were a bunch of affluent people who probably had no real work to do until their afternoon Zoom meeting. It costs them nothing to stand in line for hours to vote for the Wall Street candidate, more COVID hysteria, and the destruction of blue collar jobs. Then they can head home, park their electric cars in their heated driveways, and futz around until its time to watch election returns on MSNBC.
But how many regular working people -- plumbers, electricians, construction workers, even cops and firemen -- who have good reason to fear the further empowerment of the left in this country, looked at those lines and said to themselves "I don't have time for this"?
Well, hopefully they make it through in the end. If not in my neck of the woods, at least in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and everywhere else where their votes really count and their livelihoods are under assault. It'd be nice to see the smug liberals I saw this morning mugged by reality, just like four years ago.
'Resilient Recovery' Really Isn't
Back in June I wrote about a new Ottawa-based task force called Resilient Recovery, whose objective is to recommend "sustainable" government action to counteract the economic consequences of the pandemic and lockdowns. What made this group newsworthy was that it counted among its members former Justin Trudeau advisor Gerald Butts, who'd recently returned to the world of highly remunerative enviro-activism after falling on his sword to mitigate the electoral consequences of Trudeau's inappropriate actions during the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Butts, of course, still has the PM's ear, which makes him an attractive target for any green group with big dreams and a few bucks to spend.
After what were no doubt two grueling months of slaving over hot policy proposals in the balmy Ontario summer, Resilient Recovery have released their preliminary report and, well, its so predictable that it could have been published alongside the press release announcing their formation.
The No. 1 proposal... suggests the federal government spend over $27 billion on retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient.... Other recommendations include moving more quickly to build widescale use and accessibility of zero-emission vehicles and to support the retention and attraction of clean vehicle manufacturers in Canada. The group also wants to see the federal government accelerate investments in the renewable energy sectors; spend more on restoring and conserving natural infrastructure and invest in ways to make working for and creating green businesses easier and more sustainable.
In other words: same old same old.
Task force member Andy Chisholm explains in the piece linked above that their "ultimate goal is to ensure Canada is focusing on the future and the needs of the country in the years and decades to come if and when it starts to roll out billions of dollars in economic stimulus once the health emergency spending phase is over." They recommend $50 billion expenditures, on top of the quarter of a trillion in new debt Canada has already taken on over the course of the pandemic, in response to which Canada's credit rating was downgraded, and probably not for the last time.
The liberal reply is that the added debt will go towards creating jobs at a time when Canada is seeing higher unemployment rates than any other G7 country, and fair enough -- that's a noble goal in the midst of an unprecedented crisis, however manufactured. Still, to invest (borrowed money!) so heavily in an unproductive industry in an already precarious economy is, in a word, nuts.
A sane response would be to capitalize on Canada's abundant natural resources by lowering the regulatory burden on the oil and gas industry at a time when it has been dealt a difficult blow. Prices are down, but the sector is still standing, and it would have more money to pump into Canada's economy if it weren't spending so much dealing with federal red tape. Moreover, it wouldn't cost tax-payers a penny.
I bet that never even occurred to them.
The GOP's Green New Deal?
There's an old joke to the effect that Republicans are just Democrats who want their policies implemented slowly. This has certainly been the case throughout most of my life, though I'm starting to wonder if it's still accurate. That is, it increasingly seems to me that Republicans have closed the gap, and desire all sorts of revolutions on the same timeline as Democrats.
You get a sense of this from the outcomes of and reactions to the recent slate of Supreme Court decisions coming out these past few weeks. Not just the fact that the suddenly-reliable-liberal John Roberts pulled a novel constitutional principle out of his hat, namely that an executive order cannot be undone by another executive order ( at least if it deals with illegal immigration) unless he satisfies the Supreme Court that his motives are pure, and that -- under the largely imaginary doctrine of "stare decisis" -- a case that he dissented from just four years ago, established a strong enough precedent that it can never be overturned. Nor just the precedent-setting decision in Bostock authored by Trump's prized Scalia replacement, Neil Gorsuch, which legally redefined the word "sex" to include meanings which would never have occurred to the authors of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (It isn't for nothing that Justice Alito said, in his dissent, "There is only one word for what the Court has done today: legislation.")
More than those examples is the relief they seemed to have occasioned among the Republican elites like Senators Lindsey Graham and Chuck Grassley, the latter of whom responded to Bostock by saying "It's the law of the land. And it.... probably negates Congress's necessity for acting." Oh good.
Another counter-example: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has announced his support for a new conservative climate plan. Though it claims to be an attempt to move the climate conversation beyond Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, its proposals read like the GND for squares. It eschews "debilitating taxes or punitive mandates," but calls for investment in new technologies which will reduce carbon emissions, including currently not-super-effective carbon-capture technology. Most notably, it calls for the U.S. to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, putting the GOP leadership on exactly the same timeline as the Democrats.
This is clearly designed to win millennials over to the GOP, but something tells me that even the Harry Potter generation aren't gullible enough to fall for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 without mandating anyone to do anything. "Bring on the cow-fart bans," they'll say.
So maybe that joke has outlived its usefulness. Then again, the left are currently tearing down statues and ex post facto cancelling people for decades-old politically incorrect statements, which seems to indicate that Democrats desire for change has sped up from "Right Now" to "Yesterday," so perhaps it still stands.


text:
Home › Central Data Catalog › Catalog History
Catalog History
Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2010 2010 05/23/2019 05/23/2019
Peru National Household Panel Survey (ENAHO panel) 2007 05/23/2019 05/23/2019
Brazil Pelotas Cohort Study 2015 2015 05/21/2019 05/21/2019
Pakistan Pakistan Panel Household Survey 2001-2010 2001 05/21/2019 05/21/2019
Bangladesh Matlab Health and Socio-Economic Survey 1996 1996 05/21/2019 05/21/2019
Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia Integrated Labor Market Panel Surveys, ILMPS, Egy-1988-1998-2006-2012, Jor-2010-2016, and Tun-2014 1988 05/08/2019 05/08/2019
Ethiopia Ethiopian Urban Households Survey 1994-2009 1994 05/07/2019 05/07/2019
India India Early Childhood Education Longitudinal Study 2012-2016 2012 05/03/2019 05/03/2019
Senegal Niakhar Longitudinal Study on Preschool Stunting 1983-1995 1983 05/03/2019 05/03/2019
Senegal Household Education and Welfare Survey 1995-2003 1995 05/03/2019 05/03/2019
South Africa Birth to 20 (Mandela's children cohort) - 1990 1990 05/02/2019 05/02/2019
Sri Lanka Impact of Irrigation Infrastructure Development on Dynamics of Incomes and Poverty 2001-2007 2002 05/02/2019 05/02/2019
Thailand Longitudinal Study of Social, Economic and Demographic Change in Thailand 1969-1973 1969 05/02/2019 05/02/2019
Venezuela Venezuelan Household Sample Survey - II Semester 2012 2012 05/02/2019 05/08/2019
Viet Nam Vietnam Rural Energy Project Panel Survey 2002-2005 2002 05/02/2019 05/02/2019
Zambia Rural Agricultural Livelihoods Survey 2015 2015 05/01/2019 05/08/2019
Zambia Zambia Child Grant Program 2010 05/01/2019 05/01/2019
Zambia Zambia Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program 2013-2015 2013 05/01/2019 05/01/2019
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Rural Households Dynamics Study 1980-2010 1983 05/01/2019 05/01/2019
China China Family Panel Studies 2010-2015 2010 05/01/2019 05/07/2019
Phillipines Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey 1983-2009 1983 05/01/2019 05/08/2019
Mexico Mexico, Evaluation of PROGRESA 1997 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Nicaragua Nicaragua, Red de Protección Social (RPS) Evaluation Dataset, 2000-2002 2000 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Ethiopia Ethiopian Rural Household Surveys (ERHS), 1989-2009 1989 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
China Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), 1998-2014 1998 04/30/2019 05/07/2019
Bangladesh Chronic Poverty and Long Term Impact Study in Bangladesh 1994 04/30/2019 05/07/2019
Philippines Philippines, Bukidnon Panel Survey, 2003-2004 2003 04/30/2019 04/30/2019
Philippines Philippines Cash Cropping Project, Southern Bukidnon Province, 1984-1985 1984 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Thailand Townsend Thai Project 1997-2017 1997 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Pakistan Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS) 2014, Round 3 2014 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Pakistan Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS), 2012 2012 04/30/2019 04/30/2019
Kenya Kenya Life Panel Survey, Round 1 (KLPS-1) 1999 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Malawi Malawi Complementary Panel Survey (CPS) 2000-2002 1999 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Bangladesh Bangladesh Climate Change Adaptation Survey (BCCAS), Round II 2012 04/30/2019 04/30/2019
Indonesia Indonesia Family Life Survey 1993 - 2015 1993 04/30/2019 05/08/2019
Argentina, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay, China, Great Britain, Ghana, India, Russian Federation, Costa Rica, Cuba, Netherlands, Bangladesh... Research on Early Life and Aging Trends and Effects (RELATE): A Cross-National Study 1996 04/29/2019 05/07/2019
Costa Rica CRELES: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study, 2005 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable) 2004 04/29/2019 05/07/2019
Costa Rica CRELES-3: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study - Wave 3, 2009 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Ronda 3) 2009 04/29/2019 05/07/2019
Costa Rica CRELES-2: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study - Wave 2, 2006-2008 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Ronda 2) 2006 04/29/2019 05/07/2019
Ghana Social Learning, Social Influence, and Fertility Control [Ghana] 1998 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
India India Human Development Survey-II (IHDS-II), 2011-12 2011 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
India India Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2005 2004 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
India Rural Development in Deccan Maharashtra, India: Village Panel Study, 1942-1977 1942 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Ethiopia, India, Peru, Vietnam Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Rounds 1-5 Constructed Files, 2002-2016 2002 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Malawi Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) 1998 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Bangladesh Bangladesh Climate Change Adaptation Survey (BCCAS), Round I 2010 04/29/2019 04/30/2019
Malaysia First Malaysian Family Life Survey, 1976-1977 1976 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Malaysia Second Malaysian Family Life Survey: 1988 Interviews 1988 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
China The Longitudinal Study of Older People in Anhui Province, China, 2001-2003 2001 04/29/2019 05/07/2019
China Gansu Poverty and Education Project, Wave 1, 2000 2000 04/29/2019 05/07/2019
Nepal Chitwan Valley Family Study: Labour Outmigration, Agricultural Productivity and Food Security, Nepal, 2015 2015 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Nepal Chitwan Valley Family Study: Changing Social Contexts and Family Formation, Nepal, 1996-2008 1996 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Philippines Bicol Multipurpose Survey (BMS), 1994: [Philippines] 1994 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Philippines Bicol Community Survey (BCS), 1981: [Philippines] 1981 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Thailand Nang Rong Projects [Thailand] 1984 04/29/2019 05/08/2019
Viet Nam Vietnam Longitudinal Survey, 1995-1998 1995 04/26/2019 04/29/2019
Philippines Annual Poverty Indicators Survey 2004 2004 04/26/2019 05/08/2019
Philippines Family Income and Expenditure Survey 1994 1994 04/26/2019 05/08/2019
Philippines Family Income and Expenditures Survey 1991 1991 04/26/2019 05/08/2019
Philippines Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) 2000 2000 04/26/2019 05/08/2019
Uganda Uganda Research on Poverty Environment and Agricultural Technologies Survey (REPEAT) 2003-2012 2003 04/26/2019 05/08/2019
Viet Nam Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey 2002-2016 2002 04/26/2019 05/08/2019
India Village Dynamics Studies in South Asia 1975-2010 1975 04/26/2019 05/08/2019
China Born in Guangzhou Cohort Study 2012-2018 2012 04/26/2019 05/07/2019
Kenya Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System 2002-2010 2002 04/24/2019 05/08/2019
Lao PDR Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2007-2008 2007 04/24/2019 04/24/2019
Sénégal Enquête sur la pauvreté et la structure familiale (2006-2007) 2006 04/24/2019 05/08/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Contraceptive Survey - 1985 1985 04/24/2019 04/24/2019
Sri Lanka Contraceptive Prevalence Survey Sri Lanka- 1982 1982 04/24/2019 04/24/2019
Zambia Post Harvest Survey 2003-2004 2005 04/24/2019 04/24/2019
Tunisia Labor Market Panel Survey, TLMPS 2014 2014 04/16/2019 05/08/2019
Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey, JLMPS 2016 2016 04/16/2019 05/08/2019
Indonesia Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional 2008 Semester 1 2008 04/12/2019 05/08/2019
Indonesia Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional 2010 Semester 1 (Panel) 2010 04/12/2019 05/08/2019
Indonesia National Socio-Economic Survey 2009 Semester 1 (Panel) 2009 04/12/2019 05/08/2019
Prev1234Next


What is your Избранное Norah Jones album?
Do Ты think Norah Jones is hot?
Do Ты like Her new album - "The Fall"?
Can I get a promo code for August concert?
Does anyone know the Presale code for Cincinnati?
How can I request a autographed picture of Nora Jones?
Anyone know the Пароль to the presale in Des Moines Iowa?
For Norah Jones fans. A great place to share photos, videos, sound clips and good conversation on the life and career of Norah Jones.
I think it´s an amazing portrait of norah jones.
a question Добавлено: Can I get a promo code for August concert?
Time magazine included Norah Jones on the Time 100, a Список of the most influential people of ____.


text:
Jurij Nikołajewicz Jewtuchowicz, ros. Юрий Николаевич Евтухович (ur. w 1913 r. w Tambowie, zm. w II poł. 1945 r. w ZSRR) – kolaborant podczas II wojny światowej

Na przełomie lat 30./40. studiował. Po ataku wojsk niemieckich na ZSRR 22 czerwca 1941 r., został zmobilizowany do Armii Czerwonej. Służył w stopniu podporucznika. W sierpniu tego roku dostał się do niewoli niemieckiej, po czym osadzono go w obozie jenieckim. Po pewnym czasie podjął kolaborację z Niemcami. Został tłumaczem, wstąpił do Rosyjskiej Armii Wyzwoleńczej (ROA). Następnie objął funkcję wykładowcy w szkole podoficerskiej, szkolącej byłych czerwonoarmistów do służby w oddziałach karnych w służbie niemieckiej. Około 30 spośród absolwentów szkoły zostało przerzuconych przez linię frontu w celu wykonywania zadań dywersyjnych. Jednocześnie J. N. Jewtuchowicz uczestniczył w akcjach antypartyzanckich i karnych na okupowanej Smoleńszczyźnie. Otrzymał stopień podporucznika Wehrmachtu. Latem 1943 r. zawerbował w domach dziecka na okupowanych terenach ZSRR ponad 60 chłopców i dziewczynek w wieku od 10 do 14 lat, przewożąc ich do Hemfurth pod Kasselem, gdzie mieściła się niemiecka szkoła dywersantów. Szkolił ich w zakresie działań dywersyjno-wywiadowczych. Stworzono mu fikcyjny życiorys – występował jako biały emigrant rosyjski Jurij Wasiliewicz Rostow-Białomorin. Pod koniec stycznia 1945 r., podczas ewakuacji szkoły, przeszedł wraz z częścią kadry i wykładowców na sowiecką stronę frontu (w wyniku działań współpracownika sowieckich służb specjalnych). Po procesie skazano go w sierpniu tego roku na karę śmierci, wkrótce wykonaną przez rozstrzelanie.

Bibliografia
N. W. Gubernatorow, "Смерш" против "Буссарда" (Репортаж из архива тайной войны), 2005

Radzieccy kolaboranci III Rzeszy
Wojskowi Rosyjskiej Armii Wyzwoleńczej
Straceni przez rozstrzelanie
Urodzeni w 1913
Zmarli w 1945


text:
The Mouse Castle Lounge
The MCL Guest List
Inside The Mouse Castle
THE MOUSE CASTLE SALE!
Inside The Mouse Castle 12-08-2014 - 'Guardians' on Blu-ray, 'Frozen Fun' at Disneyland and 2015 'Star Wars' Weekends at Walt Disney World
Guardians of the Galaxy on Blu-ray
Crank up your Awesome Mix Vol. 1 because Guardians of the Galaxy is out on Blu-ray this week. And while Anthony didn't hesitate to snag the digital download when it came out last month, I've been holding out for the Blu-ray because, well, Blu-ray.
I've got a thing for shrink-wrap packaging. What can I say?
The number one movie at the box office this year comes with a decent assortment of bonus features, including deleted scenes, making of featurettes, a gag reel and audio commentary by director James Gunn. It also offers up a sneak peek behind the scenes at Marvel's upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. Anthony and I talk it all up plus a lot more in this week's edition of Inside The Mouse Castle. It's a dance off, bro!
In casting news, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will voice Maui, the South Seas demigod who helps a young navigator in Disney's Moana, set for release in November 2016. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Benedict Cumberbatch will play the title role in Doctor Strange, hitting theaters the same month. We like both choices, but wonder why--as good as we think Cumberbatch is going to be--Marvel ever considered Joaquin Phoenix for the part.
Anna and Elsa are set for some Frozen Fun at Disneyland.
The Frozen frenzy continues with a fresh slate of shows and activities debuting at Disneyland through January. Most of it is overkill and none of it is surprising, but it will certainly please many of a fan of Anna and Elsa. We are disappointed, though, that "Freeze the Night! A Family Dance Party" will replace Mad T Party at Disney California Adventure. <sigh> I still miss ElecTRONica.
Frozen Fever, a new short film from Frozen directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee will open Disney's live-action Cinderella in theaters beginning March 13th. The story will be about Elsa and Kristoff's plans to give Anna the best birthday celebration ever. Frozen Fever will include an all-new original song by Frozen songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
The 2015 dates for Walt Disney World's annual Star Wars Weekends have been announced. Get your Jedi on with special events and guest appearances every weekend from May 15 - June 14.
We love all our friends, fans and followers in The Mouse Castle, but we get a real kick when one of our followers turns out to be a celebrity. Actress Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explains it All) started following The Mouse Castle (@disneytim) on Twitter this week. I only obsess about it a little bit on today's show. BTW, you can follow Melissa @MelissaJoanHart.
Download: http://traffic.libsyn.com/insidethemousecastle/InsideTheMouseCastle12-08-2014.mp3
Listen and subscribe to Inside The Mouse Castle on iTunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud.
RSS Feed: http://insidethemousecastle.libsyn.com/rss
Posted by Timothy Callaway at 3:37 PM
Labels: Anna, Doctor Strange, Elsa, Frozen, Frozen Fever, Guardians of the Galaxy, Moana, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends, Walt Disney World
Follow The Mouse Castle
Subscribe to The Mouse Castle
Comments? Questions? We'd love to hear from you!
Search The Mouse Castle
More From the Mouse Castle
Inside The Mouse Castle 12-29-2014 - Happy New Yea...
Photos From Walt Disney's Barn
The Mouse Castle Lounge 12-26-2014 - A Walt's Barn...
Happy Holidays From The Mouse Castle!
Inside The Mouse Castle 12-22-2014 - Christmas at ...
The Mouse Castle Lounge 12-18-2014 - 'Universal vs...
Inside The Mouse Castle 12-15-2014 - Club 33 Meets...
The Mouse Castle Lounge 12-11-2014 - 'A Mickey Mou...
Inside The Mouse Castle 12-08-2014 - 'Guardians' o...
The Mouse Castle Lounge 12-03-2014 - Disney Imagin...
Original Material © Mouse Castle Media.
The Mouse Castle ® is a registered service mark of Mouse Castle Media.
The Mouse Castle is not affiliated in any way with The Walt Disney Company.News and commentary on this site is presented for entertainment purposes only.For the official Disney website, please visit www.disney.com.


Per CNBC, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has reportedly been building a stake in United Technologies (UTX). Ackman told Scott Wapner that he thought the company was "great." The company has been awaiting the closure of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins (COL). Additionally, UTX management has said they've been evaluating splitting up into a few different entities.
Secondly, Ackman has exited his bet against Herbalife (HLF). He had previously been outright short shares, but then this past November restructured the short via put options. Now, he's out of his short bet entirely.
This comes after he said back in 2013 that he'd go to the "ends of the earth" to shut the company down, dubbing it a pyramid scheme. Shares of HLF are already up 36% year-to-date after being up a similar amount already last year.
Pershing Square has been active lately, as it also recently revealed a new Nike (NKE) position.
For more from this investor, you can view a recent Pershing Square presentation here.


News	Forums General Gaming Other Consoles Xbox Consoles whos got daytona USA on xbox live?
Last edited by Mechanic on Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: whos got daytona USA on xbox live?
I added you guys, I'm GrowingThunder.
Hi there! I have not the xbox live yet! But when I get it, I will add you. From few days planning to buy Xbox Live. While searching online I came to know about this site for buying Acheter Abonnement xbox live 12 mois.
Is it just me, or is this site funky-fresh?


text:
Guidelines & Process
Exploratory Licensing
Licensing &
License a Technology
One of our primary missions at PNNL is to move innovations developed by our researchers—instruments, new processes, technologies, software, software applications, and more—into the marketplace where they can be applied for the betterment of our everyday lives. Patented and copyrighted inventions are made available to existing and startup companies through exclusive and nonexclusive licensing agreements. Each agreement is unique. However, this page on commonly used terms and phrases provides some background on what an agreement could include. We also have sample agreements that will prove useful.
Our commercialization managers can not only help negotiate a contract that will enable you to acquire an invention quickly, they also can identify options for existing intellectual property that could offer you solutions or help you gain a competitive advantage. View our portal of available intellectual property.
Test-Drive Tech for Six Months
Unique among Department of Energy national laboratories, PNNL offers businesses the opportunity to try out a promising technology through a simple, cost-effective agreement for six months, while reserving the technology from being commercialized by another entity. Learn more about our exploratory licensing agreement.
View Our Available Technologies
Hundreds of technologies across research fields, such as bio-based fuels and products, building efficiency, chemistry, electric grid, information technology, manufacturing, vehicle technology, and many more. View our available technologies page to learn more.
Browse Our Available TechnologiesContact a Commercialization Expert


text:
Maria Natalia Londa (born 29 October 1990 in Denpasar) is an Indonesian track and field athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. She represented Indonesia at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and has appeared once at the Asian Games (2014).
She won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the long jump. She also won two gold medals at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and two gold medals at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

She competed for Indonesia in the long jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 23rd in the qualifying round and did not advance to the finals. She was the flagbearer for Indonesia during the Parade of Nations.

References

External links

Living people
1990 births
Female long jumpers
Indonesian long jumpers
Indonesian female athletes
People from Denpasar
Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Indonesia
Indonesian triple jumpers
Female triple jumpers
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Bali
Southeast Asian Games medalists in athletics
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Indonesia
Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games
21st-century Indonesian women


Orgonite is a device that balances and harmonises negative energy. I make a selection of orgonite devices with healing crystals. Whether you're looking for a pendant to wear, or beautiful pyramids and chakra cones to keep the energy in your home healthy, I've got you covered!
Inspired by the research of Dr. Wilhelm Reich, an orgone energy device is made from resin, metal and crystals, and it converts negative or stagnant bioelectric energy into positive energy. People use orgone energy devices to purify the atmosphere, to counter-act the effects of EMF radiation, to help plants grow, and to aid in healing practices. Simply put, an orgone energy device creates a positive, balanced environment through its energy healing properties.
I use a combination of orgone energy devices and healing crystals to help people make energetic shifts. Crystals work by exposing your body to a specific healing frequency, until your natural frequency is raised to resonate with the crystal's. Since orgone energy devices act as amplifiers, orgone pendants and art pieces are a wonderful way to make use of healing crystals.
All orgone jewellery and art displayed here is lovingly and carefully handcrafted by myself in beautiful, high-vibe surroundings in my home country, Zambia, and shipped from London, UK, where I am permanently based. You can read more about me and how I came to start Orgonise Yourself here. I create each piece with the intention that it will find its way to the person who will benefit from it the most. Orgone energy devices are a wonderful tool for anyone who is on a journey of self-healing and personal and spiritual development.
Amazing results when used during a Reiki session with a client. I am planning on using this orgonite set with a Clearing Session that I offer at my spa . Strong vibrational set and so happy that I found this seller. You can tell by all the pieces what compassion and love go into each piece! What a blessing!
BEAUTIFUL!!!! So pleased with this necklace! Thank you for your guidance Karin in helping me select the perfect orgonite pendant! You have a special talent making these little masterpieces! Also thank you for the little gift enclosed with my order! The care you put into the packaging ensured my parcel arrived safe and sound. Thank you!


Tailor to every event with a smart pant that's structured for a polished look. Notice how it also features front splits at the hem, the ideal pair of tailored trousers to showcase statement shoes. Dress it down with a light knit and trainers to tap into relaxed tailoring.


text:
Q: .NET 4.0 Tasks: Rethrow Exception to UI Thread in Task.ContinueWith I have a WPF application, where I make a long-running WCF call using the System.Threading.Tasks. I catch unhandled exceptions by adding a handler to Application.Current.DispatcherUnhandledException.
I create a task, where the ContinueWith function runs on the UI thread using the following code:
var task = new Task<T>(func).ContinueWith(t =>
{
    if (t.IsFaulted)
    {
        throw t.Exception.GetBaseException();
    }
    else
    {
        // Show t.Result on UI
    }
}, TaskScheduler.FromCurrentSynchronizationContext());

When an exception occurs in the task, I would like to rethrow the exception so that the DispatcherUnhandledException handler can handle it. But when I rethrow the exception, as shown above, it crashes my app and the DispatcherUnhandledException is not invoked.
How do I rethrow the exception on the UI thread so that the DispatcherUnhandledException handler is invoked?
When I was using the BackgroundWorker, rethrowing the exception did exactly this. Basically, I am looking to replace BackgroundWorker with Task, since Task has some really nice features I would like to take advantage of.

A: One way to solve this, is by rethrowing the Exception in a Lambda expression contained within the statement. Something like:
Exception ex = t.Exception;
Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.BeginInvoke(new Action(() => { throw ex; }));

I don't recommend that though as it is a bit foul, but it does answer the question!
You could alternatively do something similarly as nasty with SynchronizationContext.Post.

A: I'm having the exact same problem although in my case, the application doesn't crash, but, the Application.DispatcherUnhandledException event is never raised. I also tried using AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException which doesn't work either. I like having a top-level exception handler to handle global errors that can occur in many places.
I have a library that I developed that uses the Event-based Asynchronous Pattern (EAP) which I'm changing to use the Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP) instead in preparation for .NET 4.5 which has much better async support which is based on Tasks. With EAP, the Completed event gets executed on the UI thread which is nice. Using Tasks, you have to use TaskScheduler.FromCurrentSynchronizationContext() like you mentioned above. I verified that the ContinueWith code is running on the UI thread and I'm throwing the exception from there. So, I'm at a loss as to what is going on.
Hopefully this will be fixed in .NET 4.5 and hopefully it's not premature for me to switch from EAP to TAP. I like that fact that you can compose things better with TAP. Having to call Dispatcher.Invoke() a lot seems kind of bad though.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

/* Include CLBLAS header. It automatically includes needed OpenCL header,
 * so we can drop out explicit inclusion of cl.h header.
 */
#include <clBLAS.h>

/* This example uses predefined matrices and their characteristics for
 * simplicity purpose.
 */
static const clblasOrder order = clblasRowMajor;
static const size_t N = 5;
static const cl_float alpha = 10;

static const clblasUplo uplo = clblasUpper;
static const cl_float AP[] = {
    11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
        22, 23, 24, 25,
            33, 34, 35,
                44, 45,
                    55
};
static const size_t lda = 5;    /* i.e. lda = N */

static const cl_float X[] = {
    11,
    21,
    31,
    41,
    51
};
static const int incx = 1;

static const cl_float beta = 20;
static cl_float Y[] = {
    11,
    21,
    31,
    41,
    51
};
static const int incy = 1;

static void
printResult(void)
{
    size_t i;

    printf("Result:\n\n");
    for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        printf("%.3f\n", Y[i * incy]);
    }
}

int
main(void)
{
    cl_int err;
    cl_platform_id platform = 0;
    cl_device_id device = 0;
    cl_context_properties props[3] = { CL_CONTEXT_PLATFORM, 0, 0 };
    cl_context ctx = 0;
    cl_command_queue queue = 0;
    cl_mem bufAP, bufX, bufY;
    cl_event event = NULL;
    int ret = 0, numElementsAP;

    /* Setup OpenCL environment. */
    err = clGetPlatformIDs(1, &platform, NULL);
    if (err != CL_SUCCESS) {
        printf( "clGetPlatformIDs() failed with %d\n", err );
        return 1;
    }

    err = clGetDeviceIDs(platform, CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU, 1, &device, NULL);
    if (err != CL_SUCCESS) {
        printf( "clGetDeviceIDs() failed with %d\n", err );
        return 1;
    }

    props[1] = (cl_context_properties)platform;
    ctx = clCreateContext(props, 1, &device, NULL, NULL, &err);
    if (err != CL_SUCCESS) {
        printf( "clCreateContext() failed with %d\n", err );
        return 1;
    }

    queue = clCreateCommandQueue(ctx, device, 0, &err);
    if (err != CL_SUCCESS) {
        printf( "clCreateCommandQueue() failed with %d\n", err );
        clReleaseContext(ctx);
        return 1;
    }

    /* Setup clblas. */
    err = clblasSetup();
    if (err != CL_SUCCESS) {
        printf("clblasSetup() failed with %d\n", err);
        clReleaseCommandQueue(queue);
        clReleaseContext(ctx);
        return 1;
    }

    numElementsAP = (N * (N+1)) / 2;	// To get number of elements in a packed matrix

    /* Prepare OpenCL memory objects and place matrices inside them. */
    bufAP = clCreateBuffer(ctx, CL_MEM_READ_ONLY, numElementsAP * sizeof(cl_float),
                          NULL, &err);
    bufX = clCreateBuffer(ctx, CL_MEM_READ_ONLY, N * sizeof(cl_float),
                          NULL, &err);
    bufY = clCreateBuffer(ctx, CL_MEM_READ_WRITE, N * sizeof(cl_float),
                          NULL, &err);

    err = clEnqueueWriteBuffer(queue, bufAP, CL_TRUE, 0,
                        numElementsAP * sizeof(cl_float), AP, 0, NULL, NULL);
    err = clEnqueueWriteBuffer(queue, bufX, CL_TRUE, 0,
                        N * sizeof(cl_float), X, 0, NULL, NULL);
    err = clEnqueueWriteBuffer(queue, bufY, CL_TRUE, 0,
                        N * sizeof(cl_float), Y, 0, NULL, NULL);

    /* Call clblas function. */
    err = clblasSspmv(order, uplo, N, alpha, bufAP, 0, bufX, 0, incx,
                                beta, bufY, 0, incy, 1, &queue, 0, NULL, &event);
    if (err != CL_SUCCESS) {
        printf("clblasSspmv() failed with %d\n", err);
        ret = 1;
    }
    else {
        /* Wait for calculations to be finished. */
        err = clWaitForEvents(1, &event);

        /* Fetch results of calculations from GPU memory. */
        err = clEnqueueReadBuffer(queue, bufY, CL_TRUE, 0, N * sizeof(cl_float),
                                            Y, 0, NULL, NULL);
        /* At this point you will get the result of SSPMV placed in Y array. */
        printResult();
    }

    /* Release OpenCL events. */
    clReleaseEvent(event);

    /* Release OpenCL memory objects. */
    clReleaseMemObject(bufY);
    clReleaseMemObject(bufX);
    clReleaseMemObject(bufAP);

    /* Finalize work with clblas. */
    clblasTeardown();

    /* Release OpenCL working objects. */
    clReleaseCommandQueue(queue);
    clReleaseContext(ctx);

    return ret;
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Q: Rounded corners container IE6 I have the following HTML which I'm using to create a rounded container using a left image, a right image, a gradient for the background of the container itself, and a bottom image which in practice is normally a "shadow"
I have the following html, it has inline styles defined because it is being generated from a .NET control but I can check for the browser and output different styles.  This looks perfect in IE 8 and Firefox 3.5 but it looks awful in IE6.
I need to figure out how to get this looking decent in IE6.

        Some text...

You can see an example at https://www.msu.edu/~grossm51/sample/test.html.  Thanks in advance

A: http://www.curvycorners.net/
Maybe, this helps you. Javascript instead images. Works in IE6.

A free JavaScript library for creating gorgeous rounded corners for
  HTML block elements i.e. DIVs. Supports anti-aliasing, borders and
  background images.

A: The best solution for rounded corners in IE6 (and IE7/8) is CSS3Pie.
It's an IE-specific script that implements the CSS standard border-radius for older versions of IE.

A: adding the style attribute
 position: absolute;

to the left side and gradient portions did the trick.

A: This looks like a variation on the IE 6 three-pixel problem with floats:
http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer/threepxtest.html
To fix it, try this.  To the left-floating div, add a -3px right margin:
margin: 0 -3px 0 0;

To the right-floating div, add a -3px left margin:
margin: 0 0 0 -3px;

Finally, on the content div, erase the margin and width declarations.


Robert Sanders is an experienced business lawyer and corporate attorney who advises business owners throughout California with their legal needs to form corporations, organize LLCs, and create partnerships and joint ventures.
Robert Sanders can help you with contract drafting, business purchase and sales, and selecting the correct business entity. He has a particular emphasis on helping healthcare clients form corporations and buy and sell professional practices.
Robert Sanders is a commercial real estate lawyer who has extensive experience helping clients acquire, sell and finance commercial property in California.
Robert Sanders can also assist with commercial real estate lease negotiation and review.


text:
Merkel hoping G20 summit will cement her role as a stateswoman
Paris climate summit
First day of protest-marred G20 summit concludes in Hamburg
Trump and Putin hold first face-to-face meeting in Hamburg
Merkel and Macron lead joint cabinet meeting to rejuvenate EU
Trump warns of "severe" response to North Korea's ICBM test
Merkel will meet with other G20 leaders during the summit in Hamburg where she is hoping to cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets US President Donald Trump (2R) before bilateral talks on the eve of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017. (TRT World and Agencies)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping G20 summit will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September.
Merkel, who is campaigning for a fourth term, sees the summit, which starts in full on Friday, as a chance for her to polish her diplomatic credentials.
She met US President Donald Trump for an hour on Thursday evening, but less than an hour later police clashed with anti-capitalist demonstrators near the summit venue and fired water cannon at black-clad protesters after they threw bottles.
Before meeting Trump, she struck a consensual tone, holding out hope for agreement on the divisive issue of climate policy and pledging to broker compromises. She vowed to represent German and European interests at the summit but added:
"On the other hand, as hosts we - and I - will do all we can to find compromises."
"There are various options, which can be discussed. We know that the United States have withdrawn (Paris climate accord). All others ... or as far as I know, many many others stand by this agreement," she added.
As summit host, Merkel must seek consensus among the G20 leaders not only on the divisive issue of climate policy but also on trade - an area fraught with risk as Trump pursues his 'America First' agenda.
Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Merkel must be careful not to allow acrimony to undermine the summit.
"There is quite a delicate balance that Angela Merkel will have to navigate in a way, because it is not clear that being confrontational won't just create even more of a credibility problem for G20 cooperation," she said.
She and Trump discussed G20 themes, North Korea, the Middle East, and the conflict in eastern Ukraine, a German government spokesman said. Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan is among other leaders Merkel was to meet.
OECD chief calls for leaders to stick to fighting protectionism
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) Secretary General Angel Gurria on Thursday said that international collaboration was the key to success in achieving economic growth, tackling trade protectionism and fighting climate change.
Gurria said the G20 is also guilty of "not resisting protectionist measures" and said. "Well, unfortunately, the G20 has not resisted protectionist measures. Every time we finish one of these meetings, we put out a communique that says that we will resist protectionism, and that we will have a standstill at least for the next two years, and then that we will even roll back some of the protectionist measures. And then we have taken 1,400 protectionist measures since 2008."
"It is about being consistent, about being coherent. If you're saying you are going to fight protectionism, for heaven's sake go and fight protectionism - don't add to it."
Merkel had earlier said she was committed to an open international trading system, despite fears of US protectionism under the Trump administration.
"We're united in our will to strengthen multilateral relations at the G20 summit ... We need an open society, especially open trade flows," Merkel said in Berlin.


I really love this recipe. The pecans crusted on top is seriously the best part!
This recipe is gluten-free, paleo, dairy-free and low-carb.
I made some changes to this recipe with what I had in my pantry, no longer making it gluten-free or dairy-free. In the flour mix, I substituted the almond meal with all-purpose flour. In the egg mix I used skim milk instead of almond/coconut milk. When frying the fish, I used canola oil and not coconut oil.
I had great results with the changes I made. The oil I used for frying did not turn the fish greasy at all. In fact, most of the oil was still in the frying pan after cooking. I will however use coconut oil and not canola oil the next time I make this recipe. I really feel like I missed out on that added flavour to this great dish.
3. Pecans: Place the chopped pecans on a small plate.
4. Dredge each halibut fillet in the almond mixture, turing it to coat all sides. Then dip in the egg mixture to coat;then press it onto the pecans, turning to coat all sides.
5. Melt coconut oil in a skillet over medium heat, until a drop of water sizzles.
6. Add halibut fillets to the skillet and cook covered 2-5 minutes or until lightly browned, adding additional coconut oil as needed.
7. Transfer the fillets to plates. Garnish with a drizzle of fish oil(if using) and lemon wedges. Serve.


GTS Legionella Water Testing Lab began commercial Legionella testing in 1981 with CDC client referrals.
began at Johns Hopkins University in 1979 - Now in its 40th year.
Dr Richard W Gilpin RBP CBSP directs the GTS Legionella Testing Lab and the Control of Biohazards Biosafety Training Course.